The following awards will be
given next week at the LAAORCA conference.
Congratulations to all!

Industry
Investigator of the Year -

Mike Swett,
Formerly with TJXThis award is
bestowed upon a non-law enforcement
investigator (private sector) for their
excellent investigative skills and
outstanding performance that reflects the
intent and mission of LAAORCA. The
nomination must be based on the
investigator's personal achievement not that
of task force or team.

Law Enforcement
Officer of the Year -

Detective
Dave Barr, Seal Beach
Police DepartmentThe award for Law
Enforcement Officer of the Year is based on
the recipient's investigative pursuit,
professional skills, and overall impact made
toward the reduction of organized retail
crime. The nomination must be based on the
investigator's personal achievement not that
of task force or team.

Member of the Year Award -

Officer
Duc Dao, Los Angeles Police Department
Elena Del Valle, JC Penney
Christian Placencia, JC PenneyThe Member of the
Year Award honors a LAAORCA member who goes
the extra mile for the association. This
member has dedicated time and effort in
exemplifying and furthering the
organization's intent and mission.

Sophisticated
credit card fraud scheme targeting luxury retailers
in Hawaii busted.The
alleged ring attempted to steal more than $300,000
from upscale boutiques and department stores in
Waikiki and Ala Moana Center. They travel very
quickly. They came in for a very finite amount --
period. "They were able to hit stores then depart
very quickly," said Timothy Hollern, assistant
special agent in charge with the U.S. Secret
Service. Hollern said the group used the credit
cards to purchase high-end end watches, purses,
clothing items and sold them for cash. Police say
the suspects were able to avoid arrest for a long
period because they kept a low profile, often
changing cell phones and email accounts.
(Source
hawaiinewsnow.com)

Three suspects arrested for electronics thefts at
Walmart in Maryland.
Worcester County Sheriff’s Office enlisted the help
of the Worcester County Bureau of Investigations (WCBI), the Berlin Police
Department, Maryland State Police and several local
Police Departments to arrest three individuals
responsible for the theft of flat screen
televisions, computers and DVD’s for area Walmarts.
All three have been charged with two counts of theft
less than $1,000, two counts of theft from $1,000 to
$10,000, theft scheme from $1,000 to $10,000 and
conspiracy. (Source
delmarvanow.com

Police seized $7500 worth of stolen merchandise from
a New Philadelphia, OH home. Three people are
facing felony charges after Uhrichsville police
found them in possession of a large amount of
merchandise that was reported stolen. John Barry,
Michael Graham and Jessica Johnson are all each
charged with one count of theft and one count of
receiving stolen property. Both charges are
fifth-degree felonies. The merchandise, valued at
$7,500, was stolen from a number of stores including
Walmart, Dollar General and Lowe's in Uhrichsville
and New Philadelphia. (Source
timesreporter.com)

Major ORC
bust of huge nationwide ring to be announced soon
We can't go into the details but we'll have the
story soon as it involves a nationwide group.

Organized
Retail Crime:
Estimated Lost Sales Tax Revenue by State

The Food Marketing Institute has released a
report containing Organized Retail Crime:
Estimated Lost Sales Tax Revenue by State.
Over the next several days the Daily will
publish these figures. Stay tuned to see
your state estimate!

State

Annual Sales - Retail
Trade and Food Services (2009)

State % of Annual
Retail Sales

Est. Amount of Stolen
Merchandise Attributed to ORC (by
State)

State Sales Tax Rates

Est. Lost Sales Tax
Revenue Attributed to ORC (by State)

United States

$4,320,920,742,646

$30,000,000,000

Idaho

$21,887,928,410

0.51%

$151,967,113

6.00%

$9,118,027

Illinois

$178,910,455,515

4.14%

$1,242,168,969

6.25%

$77,635,561

Indiana

$85,301,305,055

1.97%

$592,243,946

7.00%

$41,457,076

Iowa

$40,304,570,853

0.93%

$279,833,211

6.00%

$16,789,993

Kansas

$34,823,433,738

0.81%

$241,777,870

6.30%

$15,232,006

*Note:
States with no state sales tax were
omitted (AK, DE, MT, NH, and OR)